While rebutting another post here on Lemmy, I ran into this. This says exactly what I want to say.
I am not a friend of Biden’s Administration. I think they drug their feet over a variety of things ranging from holding Trump and his goons accountable for January 6th through rulemaking on issues like OTC Birth Control and abortion rights, and yes, I think he’s too quick to please big business. But then I remember what the alternative is, and … well, disappointed in Biden or not, I’m voting for him. Because my wife is a Black bisexual goth woman, four strikes under Team Pepe’s tent. And I have my own strikes for marrying her as a White dude, and respecting her right to not have kids since she doesn’t want them is another strike against me. And I care about my Non-Christian, Gay, Transgender, and Minority friends, and will never willingly subject them to Team Pepe.
I remember that argument from 20 years ago! It was reasonable in theory.
But now ranked choice voting is a reality in some states. The Democratic legislators had no choice because otherwise they would have lost their voter support to a third party under FPTP, and then been even worse off.
Supporting RCV is a winning strategy and we should keep at it.
You’re both right. You’re saying the Democrats did because it was a last resort. He’s saying the Democrats don’t want to do it.